a cozy cabin slumbers on the mountain side,
hidden within a thicket of wheatgrass
swaying in the brisk summer breeze,
full of fresh fragrances of pine and spruce
Behind the cabin, a lanky tree
dangles a long rugged rope
with a ragged sack seat stuffed
with horse hair that swings
higher than a mountain’s peak
Down the hill rests a mossy stone
gate guarding a dirt path next to
a line of pine trees, hiding
a shallow stream with weathered rocks
poking through the icy water
Nearby, a mountain trail leads
to a massive rock and its proud
little tree placed upon its peak,
bragging perks go to the first
to reach the little tree
Further, the trail passes by
a random red brick fireplace
its vent poking through branches,
and a calm clear beaver pond,
plugged by the nearby lumber supply
These memories I leave to you
my fondest of my father
Categories:
wheatgrass, father, memory, mountains, nature,
Form: Free verse
Seeking rest from the city’s bray
Our farm lures with environs’ display.
Tendrils of wheatgrass , herbs may lean quite low
Amidst violets in bloom
Yet, the view marks grandeur.
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I watch starscape reel through the night
and by the porch, misty air soft--
As if to lift blitheness aloft
cleansing this mind with days ‘ delight.
field of lush splendor
awaiting birds’ rhapsody~
hush of evening’s call
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Writing Challenge - Nature, Four in One - Contest
Sponsor: Constance La France 9/18/2020
Categories:
wheatgrass, happiness, nature,
Form: Quatrain
Morning bursts softly, gleams the ray
Buds exploding…new sun's display
As clouds peep
Wheatgrass rustles across fields, lush
Alive with canticles of a thrush
For yield's heap
And footsteps glide to meet each oak
Dressed by resplendency, its cloak
While hours leap.
Charles Messina's Contest
Triple Stanza Couplet Tail-Rhyme Poetry
6/10/2020
Categories:
wheatgrass, morning,
Form: Tail-rhyme